Fibers are essential in reinforcing the mechanical properties of ultra-high performance
concrete (UHPC), particularly the tensile and flexural strength. This paper conducts a …

The migration and transport of water in the hydrophilic porous structure of cement-based
materials are the main reason for the durability degradation. Hydrophobic cement-based …

Wearable electronics with applications in healthcare, human–machine interfaces, and
robotics often explore complex manufacturing procedures and are not disposable. Although …

The effects of alumina nano-fibres are investigated in this paper on the mechanical
performance of Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Concrete and their …

More than one century after its massive introduction in the building industry, concrete is still
the most popular building material. Nevertheless, several critical infrastructures show severe …

High-performance polyethylene (PE) fibers possess unique features to develop advanced
cementitious composites with superior mechanical properties. Nonetheless, due to their …

Concrete is widely used in buildings, bridges, ports and other architectures. However, water
and corrosive aqueous solution which containing Cl–and SO 4 2–etc. can easily penetrate …

Polyethylene (PE) fibers exhibit superb mechanical and geometrical properties with respect
to their use as dispersed reinforcement in cement-based materials. However, the fiber …

This paper aims to achieve multi-scale crack control of concrete by using graphene oxide
(GO) and macroscopic steel fiber in combination, and to reveal the multi-scale collaborative …

We have studied the rheological properties of colloidal suspensions based alumina
nanofibers (ANF) with a mass fraction of 0.125–2 wt%. The ANFs used in this work are stand …